MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE BASEBALL
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAMS RELEASE: JUNE 9, 2015
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Missouri Valley Conference Announces Baseball Scholar-Athlete Teams
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Fourteen league baseball players have been named to the 2015 MVC Scholar-Athlete First team, including one unanimous selection, in
Illinois State's Jacob Hendren, as well as two student-athletes with perfect 4.00 GPAs, including Bradley's Drew Carlile and Southern Illinois' Ryan Sabo.
The scholar-athlete teams were voted on by the conference’s baseball sports information contacts and announced by the league office today.
Dallas Baptist earned the most first team selections, four, including one repeat honoree in Daniel Salters, as well as Patriot teammates Tagg Duce,
Camden Duzenack and Chane Lynch. Bradley (Elliot Ashbeck and Carlile), Illinois State (Paul DeJong and Hendren), Indiana State (Landon Curry and
Jeff Degano) and Missouri State (Dylan Becker and Sam Perez) each have two first team honorees, while Evansville's Kevin Kaczmarski rounds out the
first team selections.
Six of the 14 first team spots are held by graduating seniors, while six juniors and two sophomores complete the makeup of the first team.
All eight league schools are represented on the first team, with an additional nine student-athletes named to the honorable mention team. A total of 56
student-athletes were nominated for scholar-athlete honors.
The criteria for the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team voting parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves, with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average. Studentathletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at
their institution.
2015 MVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete First Team
Name, School
Elliot Ashbeck, Bradley
Dylan Becker, Missouri State+%
Drew Carlile, Bradley
Landon Curry, Indiana State+%
Jeff Degano, Indiana State+
Paul DeJong, Illinois State
Tagg Duce, Dallas Baptist
Camden Duzenack, Dallas Baptist
Jacob Hendren, Illinois State
Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville+^
Chane Lynch, Dallas Baptist
Sam Perez, Missouri State
Ryan Sabo, Southern Illinois
Daniel Salters, Dallas Baptist+
Yr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Pos.
SP/DH
2B
C
OF
SP
2B
OF
SS
SP
OF
1B
RP
3B
C
GPA
3.33
3.87
4.00
3.79
3.24
3.76
3.50
3.56
3.83
3.25
3.89
3.42
4.00
3.90
Major
Business Management/Admin.
Finance
Accounting
Finance
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Bio-Chemistry/Pre-Medicine
Kinesiology
Sports Management
Mathematics/Pre-Medicine
Exercise Science
Business Management
Cell & Molecular Biology
Finance
Business Management
Hometown (Previous School)
Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield)
Leawood, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East)
Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre/Kellogg C.C.)
Uniondale, Ind. (Norwell)
Surrey, B.C. (Fraser Heights/Marshalltown C.C.)
Antioch, Ill. (Antioch Community)
Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena/Cochise College)
Melissa, Texas (Melissa)
LeRoy, Ill. (University/Heartland C.C.)
Cary, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)
Crawford, Texas (Crawford/Hill College)
Branson, Mo. (Branson)
Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood)
Eufaula, Okla. (Eufaula/Eastern Oklahoma State)
+2014 First Team; ^2013 First Team; %2013 Honorable Mention
2015 MVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
Name, School
Ryan Billo, Evansville
Andy Cheray, Missouri State
Ryan Keaffaber, Indiana State
Jonathan Ramon, Evansville
Tyler Rolland, Southern Illinois
Isaac Smith, Bradley+
Ryan Tinkham, Wichita State
Drew Turbin, Dallas Baptist
Justin Wall, Dallas Baptist
Yr.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Pos.
SP
SP
SP
3B
OF
OF
1B
2B
OF
GPA
3.70
3.59
3.88
3.74
3.94
3.54
3.28
3.22
3.51
Major
Special Education
Chemistry/Pre-Medicine
Pre-Business/Marketing
Sport Communication
Exercise Science
Business/Finance
Sport Management
Business Managament
Accounting
Hometown (Previous School)
Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)
Overland Park, Kan. (Rockhurst)
Wabash, Ind. (Northfield)
Jackson Heights, N.Y. (Archbishop Molloy)
Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow/Cowley County C.C.)
Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central)
Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal/Oxnard C.C.)
Hayden, Idaho (Coeur d'Alene/Yavapai College)
Fort Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic)
+2014 First Team
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